EMPTY TRASH. BUY MILK. Forge History. I like this bit:

One of the lists Dennison looked at came about when the owners of the estate became suspicious of the amount of clothing their serfs owned. A decree was issued, which accused the serfs of having, as Dennison put it, “several changes of the nicest clothing while at the same time being in arrears on their taxes.” An inventory of all the serfs’ clothing was established and new rules enacted that put strict limits on the number of headscarves, coats, etc. that any family could have if they had not paid their taxes in full.

Expect a similar proposal from the Obama Administration any day now . . . .

UPDATE: A reader emails: “So how many head scarves does Tim Geithner have?” Heh. I’ve noticed a few dollar bills with his signature in the last couple of days, but so far none had “TAX CHEAT” written above it.

ANOTHER UPDATE: A reader emails: “Your post about serf taxes prompted me to look at the cash I had. I found three $1 bills and a $20 bill signed by Geithner. None of them had tax cheat on them. They do now.”

If Geithner were a Republican, people would already be writing dissertations about grassroots resistance and speaking truth to power.